Wi-Fi Uplink

Instant supports the use of Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. as uplink to provide internet backhaul for the Instant network. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink allows you to connect to SSIDs Service Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network. with open, CCMP, TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. A part of the WPA encryption standard for wireless networks. TKIP is the next-generation Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) that provides per-packet key mixing to address the flaws encountered in the WEP standard., PSK Pre-shared key. A unique shared secret that was previously shared between two parties by using a secure channel. This is used with WPA security, which requires the owner of a network to provide a passphrase to users for network access. -CCMP, and PSK Pre-shared key. A unique shared secret that was previously shared between two parties by using a secure channel. This is used with WPA security, which requires the owner of a network to provide a passphrase to users for network access. -TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. A part of the WPA encryption standard for wireless networks. TKIP is the next-generation Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) that provides per-packet key mixing to address the flaws encountered in the WEP standard. encryption. When Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink is used, the Instant AP uses MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. Address Translation (MAT) to bridge traffic between wireless and wired users of the AP and the uplink network. To enable or disable Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink on the AP, the AP must be rebooted.

Configuration Guidelines

In Mesh deployments, the configurations made on the conductor AP/ Mesh portal is synced across all devices in the mesh cluster. In order to enable Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink only on the conductor AP/ Mesh Portal use the disable-on-mesh-point command to disable uplink on mesh points.

Configuring Wi-Fi Uplink

The following procedure describes how to provision a nInstant AP with the Wi-Fi uplink using the WebUI:

  1. If you are configuring a Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink after restoring factory settings on anInstant AP, connect the Instant AP to an Ethernet Ethernet is a network protocol for data transmission over LAN. cable to allow the Instant AP to get the IP address. Otherwise, go to step 2.
  2. Go to Configuration > System > Show advanced options.
  3. Expand Uplink.
  4. In the Wifi section, enter the name of the wireless network that is used for the Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink in the Name (SSID) text box.
  5. Select the type of key for uplink encryption and authentication from the Key management drop-down list. If the uplink wireless router uses mixed encryption, WPA2 is recommended for the Wi-Fi uplink.
  6. Select the band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. in which the virtual controller currently operates, from the Band drop-down list. The following options are available:
    • 2.4 GHz (default)
    • 5 GHz
  7. Select a passphrase format from the Passphrase format drop-down list. The following options are available:
    • 8–63 alphanumeric characters
    • 64 hexadecimal characters
  8. Enter a PSK Pre-shared key. A unique shared secret that was previously shared between two parties by using a secure channel. This is used with WPA security, which requires the owner of a network to provide a passphrase to users for network access. passphrase in the Passphrase text box and click Save.
  9. When WPA2 Enterprise or WPA Enterprise key management type is selected the 802.1X 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based network access control designed to enhance 802.11 WLAN security. 802.1X provides an authentication framework that allows a user to be authenticated by a central authority. authentication parameters are available for configuration. In the AP1X type drop down list box, specify the 802.1X 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based network access control designed to enhance 802.11 WLAN security. 802.1X provides an authentication framework that allows a user to be authenticated by a central authority. authentication protocol to be used or choose None to disable 802.1X 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based network access control designed to enhance 802.11 WLAN security. 802.1X provides an authentication framework that allows a user to be authenticated by a central authority. authentication.
    • If TLS authentication type is selected, specify the certificate type to be used in the Certificate type drop down list. Select User from the drop-down.
    • If PEAP authentication type is selected, enter the user credentials in the Username and Password text box.
  10. Toggle the Validate server button to enable or disable server certificate verification by the AP.

    Ensure that the hexadecimal password string is exactly 64 digits in length.

    If User certificate type is selected or Validate Server is enabled, the respective certificates must be uploaded to the Instant AP, See Uploading Certificates.

  11. Navigate to System > General > Show advanced options and disable the Extended SSID toggle switch.
  12. Click Save.
  13. Reboot the Instant AP to apply the changes. After the Instant AP reboots, the Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. and mesh links are automatically enabled.

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands configure Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink with open, WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA is an interoperable wireless security specification subset of the IEEE 802.11 standard. This standard provides authentication capabilities and uses TKIP for data encryption. personal and WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 is a certification program maintained by IEEE that oversees standards for security over wireless networks. WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1X/EAP authentication or PSK technology, but includes advanced encryption mechanism using CCMP that is referred to as AES. personal authentication:

(Instant AP)(config) # wlan sta-profile

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# cipher-suite<clear | wpa-tkip-psk | wpa2-ccmp-psk>

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# essid <essid>

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# uplink-band <dot11a/dot11g>

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# wpa-passphrase <key>

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands configure Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink with 802.1X 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based network access control designed to enhance 802.11 WLAN security. 802.1X provides an authentication framework that allows a user to be authenticated by a central authority. authentication:

(Instant AP)(config) # wlan sta-profile

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# cipher-suite <wpa-tkip | wpa2-ccmp>

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# essid <essid>

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# uplink-band <dot11a/dot11g>

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# wifi1x {peap <username> <password> | tls <user>}

(Instant AP)(sta uplink)# wifi1x-eap-server <validate-server>

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands configure uplink VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN. for Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. Uplink use the following syntax:

(Instant AP)# uplink-vlan <vlan id>

Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Uplink

Use the following commands in the CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. to troubleshoot the Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink interface,

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink status:

(Instant AP)# show wifi-uplink status

configured :NO

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the configuration of Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink:

(Instant AP)# show wifi-uplink config

 

ESSID :wifi

Cipher Suite :wpa2-ccmp-psk

Passphrase :******

Band :dot11a

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the authentication log for Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink:

(Instant AP)# show wifi-uplink auth

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wifi uplink auth log:

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[1116]2000-01-01 00:00:45.625: Global control interface '/tmp/supp_gbl'

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the 802.1X 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based network access control designed to enhance 802.11 WLAN security. 802.1X provides an authentication framework that allows a user to be authenticated by a central authority. client cert and server ca cert:

(Instant AP)# show ap1xcert

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the MAT table maintained for Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink:

(Instant AP)# show wifi-uplink mat-table